Loving the State of .ME

I love to travel. There is nothing like hopping into a car, train or plane to head off on an adventure.

It doesn’t have to be extravagant trip. In fact, the most exciting adventures of my life have been lived out of a backpack and without extreme amounts of planning or strict itineraries.

I do best when I follow my wanderlust and just wing it.

But my favorite part about going on adventures near and far is coming back home to the state of Maine. I truly feel lucky to call Maine my home. I’ve lived here for 15 years, and I don’t see myself leaving any time soon.

Maine has 4 amazing seasons. (Five if you count mud season, though not as amazing.) Even our brutally cold winters are fun when it feels like you are living in a snowglobe. Maine is simply a beautiful, natural state that I can’t imagine leaving for good.

Of course, since I was not born in Maine, I will always be considered “from away.” My kids were both born in Maine, but I believe they are going to have to stay here and have kids before any member of my family is truly considered a Mainer.

I’m okay with Maine’s little quirks.

Mainers are known to be quite fiercely independent. They tend to shun big box stores and stick with the local businesses we know and trust. They give directions according to where things used to be, whether you’ve been in the state before or not. (I’ve actually found myself starting to do this. Tourists tend to look at you funny when you tell them to take a left where the Dunkin Donuts used to be, which is actually kind of fun.)

Another reason I love Maine is its entrepreneurial spirit. So many of my friends are fellow entrepreneurs. Mainers are more likely to start a new business than any other state, as 97% of Maine’s employers are small businesses.

When I started anotherjennifer.com in 2010, I didn’t put much thought into my domain past the “anotherjennifer” part. Had I known about Domain.ME, I probably would have grabbed a .ME address from the beginning.

Domain.ME offers highly valuable, reserved premium domain names, which naturally create calls-to-action and catchy marketing messages due to their memorability and meaning. Add .ME to the end of just about any domain name and see for yourself. As a Mainer, the .ME has the double meaning of representing our state — even though it’s not the official domain name of Maine. The neat thing is that just like a .com domain, .ME name registrations are open to anyone with all the same SEO benefits.

.ME offers a domain name opportunity that is as unique as the state of Maine, so you can build a personal brand that is memorable. Domain.ME also operates as a B2B, which means that people can register a domain name through one of 190 accredited registrars that operate as .ME resellers.

What domain name would you put in front of .ME?

This post was inspired and sponsored by Domain.ME, the provider of the personal domains that end in .ME. As a company, they aim to promote thought leadership to the tech world. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Comments

Maine is a fantastic state! I haven’t explore as much of it as I would like, but it really is gorgeous. And as brutal as our winters can be in New England, I wouldn’t trade them if it meant not having all four seasons. Thankfully, though, we don’t seem to have the muddy season here 😉Bev recently posted..Treat yourself and give back to the community

Mud season can be pretty messy. It’s during the thaw so everything is just a mess. The fun part is that it’s also the time of year the big ice breaker cutters come out and break up the ice in the rivers. Very cool to see! I love living in Maine. You’ll have to come up and explore more!anotherjennifer recently posted..Loving the State of .ME